Blade Runner Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Nothing like an original topic to brighten the board....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister meaner Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 I dont think we need one tbh, most people drive sensably and stick to a steady speed, people will ride/drive fast if they want to regardless of what a sign says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blade Runner Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share Posted June 13, 2011 I don't think we need one tbh, most people drive sensibly and stick to a steady speed, people will ride/drive fast if they want to regardless of what a sign says. MM, do you really think so? My experience of driving over the Mountain Road on any "good weather Sunday" is quite different to that. Bikes AND a few cars treating the road as a race track when the sun is shining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 this forum seems to be getting run from an old 8 track more and more recently, stuck with the same old content repeating it's self over and over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister meaner Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 I don't think we need one tbh, most people drive sensibly and stick to a steady speed, people will ride/drive fast if they want to regardless of what a sign says. MM, do you really think so? My experience of driving over the Mountain Road on any "good weather Sunday" is quite different to that. Bikes AND a few cars treating the road as a race track when the sun is shining. I do think so yeah, people do ride/drive over the mountian fast, but i believe this is because so much of the island has already been restricted. Just think about a lap of the tt course and think about how much is derestricted, it doesnt mount up to very much. The mountian is the longest stretch of deristricted road we have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbashbosh Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 this forum seems to be getting run from an old 8 track more and more recently, stuck with the same old content repeating it's self over and over again. Issues beng topical come and go... we've just had a pretty bad TT accident wise, I think this is quite worthy of some forum space! As for the poll - aren;t 4 and 6 the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister meaner Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 this forum seems to be getting run from an old 8 track more and more recently, stuck with the same old content repeating it's self over and over again. Issues beng topical come and go... we've just had a pretty bad TT accident wise, I think this is quite worthy of some forum space! As for the poll - aren;t 4 and 6 the same? No there not, put your glasses on and read it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terse Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Sooner or later it will happen. Accidents will continue because no motoring laws can be enforced in every place at every hour of the day. There may, however, be fewer fatalities. I'm in favour of a 60mph limit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blade Runner Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share Posted June 13, 2011 As for the poll - aren;t 4 and 6 the same? Yes they were, well spotted! I have now removed 6. Thanks for the heads up, I tried to give as many options as possible without any bias, as you often get on polls on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister meaner Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Statistics show a major percentage of crashed dont involve high speed. Another question is what do you class as a safe speed? as different vehicles handle different at different speeds, take for instance my road bike its hard to move around at low speeds and hurts your wrists until you get abit of speed going, were's my old enduro bike was the other way if you went over 50 it was scary as hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey boy Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blade Runner Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share Posted June 13, 2011 I don't think we need one tbh, most people drive sensibly and stick to a steady speed, people will ride/drive fast if they want to regardless of what a sign says. MM, do you really think so? My experience of driving over the Mountain Road on any "good weather Sunday" is quite different to that. Bikes AND a few cars treating the road as a race track when the sun is shining. I do think so yeah, people do ride/drive over the mountian fast, but i believe this is because so much of the island has already been restricted. Just think about a lap of the tt course and think about how much is derestricted, it doesnt mount up to very much. The mountian is the longest stretch of deristricted road we have. Other parts of the course/ roads speed restricted matters not. Why should I be forced to face you, doing over 150mph on your bike, coming toward my family and I, on the way back from the pictures on a nice day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister meaner Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 I don't think we need one tbh, most people drive sensibly and stick to a steady speed, people will ride/drive fast if they want to regardless of what a sign says. MM, do you really think so? My experience of driving over the Mountain Road on any "good weather Sunday" is quite different to that. Bikes AND a few cars treating the road as a race track when the sun is shining. I do think so yeah, people do ride/drive over the mountian fast, but i believe this is because so much of the island has already been restricted. Just think about a lap of the tt course and think about how much is derestricted, it doesnt mount up to very much. The mountian is the longest stretch of deristricted road we have. Other parts of the course/ roads speed restricted matters not. Why should I be forced to face you, doing over 150mph on your bike, coming toward my family and I, on the way back from the pictures on a nice day? But because the rest off the island is mainly restricted and people know the only place they can go fast is over the mountian. Im not saying its ok to do it and im not saying i dont do it, but i personally repect other road users and wouldnt ride in a manner that i thought may put other people at risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 how safe is 30 through one of our villages on a busy day with cars parked either side of the road and lots of people about? Its not so you slow down to a safer speed. Idiots however..... oh bugger I'm getting dragged in to the endless loop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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